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Dar Si Hmad for Development, Education and Culture is a local non-governmental organisation using innovative technologies to promote sustainable livelihoods in Southwest Morocco. PhD researcher Becca Farnum partners with Dar Si Hmad as part of her doctoral research on environmental … Continue reading →

The Environmental Dynamics Research Group has announced its Seminar Series for Autumn 2016. A number of events include water science, policy, and experts. Seminars are held Fridays 5:15-6:15pm in the Pyramid Room (K4U.04, Strand Building), unless otherwise stated. All events … Continue reading →

On 12 September 2016, King’s Water and water efficiency NGO Waterwise jointly ran a workshop on behaviour change and its potential for use in the UK water sector. The aims of the workshop were: To present the findings of Hazel … Continue reading →

King’s Water is pleased to host Stefanie Schulte, Policy Manager at the New South Wales Irrigators’ Council, on Tuesday 18 October 2016. Stefanie will share insights from a case in Australia. “Just add water? The Water Act, sustainable diversion limits and … Continue reading →

Naho Mirumachi, Nathanial Matthews, and Becca Farnum recently published a blog piece in New Security Beat reflecting on their article published with colleagues of the London Water Resarch Group. See the original post: https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2016/09/major-water-disputes-war-peace/ Early this June, the Israeli government cut … Continue reading →

A 3-year fully funded research studentship funded through EDF Energy is currently open for applications. The positions is based at King’s College London at the Department of Geography and will be academically supervised by Prof Bruce D. Malamud (KCL) and … Continue reading →

The King’s College London Department of Geography is pleased to announce its Human Geography Seminar Series: New Frontiers in Research and Policy for Autumn 2016. The Series brings together the interests and expertise of the Contested Development, Risk and Society, … Continue reading →

This post was written by King’s Water Member and Teaching Fellow Dr Daniel Schillereff to reflect on a recent paper, “Quantifying system disturbance and recovery from historical mining-derived metal contamination at Brotherswater, northwest England”. The journal article was made Open … Continue reading →

Research student Roxana Borquez has co-authored a paper in Sustainability exploring resilience to drought in Chile. “Unpacking Resilience for Adaptation: Incorporating Practitioners’ Experiences through a Transdisciplinary Approach to the Case of Drought in Chile” is freely available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/9/905. Current debate … Continue reading →

King’s Water lead Naho Mirumachi and member Daanish Mustafa are in Arizona this week joining with colleagues from Arizona State University and the University of New South Wales as part of a new initiative on river basin management. The PLuS … Continue reading →